Dalton Knecht vs. Dolph Schayes Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dolph Schayes and Dalton Knecht, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Dalton Knecht played 2 years in the NBA, 13 less than Dolph Schayes, who played 15. Dalton Knecht had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while Dolph Schayes had his rookie season in 1949-50. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
| Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
| Dalton Knecht |
2 |
1 |
2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Dolph Schayes |
15 |
14 |
1949-50 to 1963-64 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
78 |
19.2 |
9.1 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
7.1 |
.461 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.376 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.762 |
| difference: | +14 | | +7.7 | | | | +3.2 | | | | -2.3 | +2.1 | +7.0 | +.076 | | | | +5.1 | +6.5 | +.012 |
| Dolph Schayes |
64 |
- |
16.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.4 |
14.1 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
7.6 |
.774 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
2 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
| difference: | +9 | | +14.6 | | | | +2.5 | | | | -3.9 | +4.2 | +11.0 | +.015 | | | | +6.7 | +9.2 | |
| Dolph Schayes |
11 |
- |
17.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.2 |
13.5 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
9.2 |
.733 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
13 |
18.9 |
7.6 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
6.5 |
.464 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
.326 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.667 |
| difference: | +53 | | +9.4 | | | +14.0 | +3.2 | | | | -2.6 | +2.0 | +7.6 | +.107 | | | | +6.4 | +8.5 | +.085 |
| Dolph Schayes |
66 |
- |
17.0 |
- |
- |
16.4 |
3.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.0 |
14.1 |
.357 |
- |
- |
- |
6.9 |
9.2 |
.752 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dolph Schayes |
7 |
- |
20.4 |
- |
- |
14.6 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
6.7 |
15.0 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
7.0 |
9.1 |
.766 |
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Additional Years |
* Dolph Schayes played 13 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 15, from 1952 to 1964—Dolph Schayes played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 13 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Dolph Schayes got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  6 All-NBA First Team
4 All-NBA Second Team
11 All-Star Game
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